Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-12-30
Happy New Year! /!

Mrs. Geo. Smith. of Mt. Idaho, ha
oeen an invalid for the past two weeks
but Is recovering.
=, MONEY TO LOAN, on real estate, at low
A. rates of interest. Apply to
j. II. FoRNEY, Mt. Idaho.
Y The church has regularly organized
= choir, with l.. 4. Weeks director and
,, Maggie Robinson organist.
e Banking soil around trees will prevent
!. injury by mice. and piece of liver
a rubbed over the trunk will protect il
from rabbits.
Ihere are too many people in this
county who are simply waiting for
! something to turn up, with no special
e object in view.
Business in Lewiston is very slack.
anu the only money in sight is that
thrown around by the boys from Idaho
county aud the C9ur d'Alene.
Grand ball at the Grange hall on
Monday evening next. All are invited
ana should turn out, as it will probably
os the last dance of the season.
Martin Wagner has been suffering
quite protracted spell of sickness for
TIE past two weeks, bnt we hope 10 see
MIN on deck again in short time.
The handsome new uniforms for the
orass band boys arrived on Monday
last. and they will don them for the
hrst time at the concert this friday
night.
Our copy of the Oregonian, containing
the account of the kllrain Smith tiyhl
has been worn to tatters by numerous
| borrowers who were Interested in the
| fight. Ta-ta.
FOR SALE-The REIMBURSEMENT of
good quarter section of land on Cotton
wood creek-a fine stock granch SluO |
will buy it. Call on A. +. Parker, FREE
Press office.
1t is to be hoped the tyranny of COR
porate and monopolistc power will
soon become So fierce that it will burn
itself out. Tyranny has precedents for
such an act.
This winter is an excellent time for
farmers to read up and think about pub
nc questions. DOn't postpone it till the
neat OF excitement of next years presi-
dental election.
Mr. Weeks has received his library
from Kansas, which now shows no
over 800 volumes of books of choice va
rltty. 1t Is probably the largest library
OF a literary character in the county.
Speculation over the chances of the
next presidential election have fairly
started. and there will be no end of II ,
until the close of the campaign. The I
mRrlcan |
politics as In all other things. -
G. G. Bunne has the LARGEST and v
most complete stock of Hardware ever II
ronght TO the country. Write to the
Pioneer Hardware Store at Lewiston for n
" whatever you want. He will accommo. $
late you. q
Don't be afraid to stand up for what a
YOU think is right. 1t may not be pop a
liar, but in the end it will come out "
winner and on top. One man with the =
'ourage of his convictions is worth n II
thousand flap.doodes who haven't any
opinions on one side or the other. "
Back at last! No more running q
lround, but will conline myself exclu- W
lvely to Office practice, where can be CO
ound every day from 8 A. M.6 p. NJ. p
VIM. Dixon, well known throughout Il
ne lower country as a veteran stage b.
river between Lewiston and DAYTON. A,
las establlehed station at the crossing d
u willow creek, and furnishes excel. m
ent accommodations to man and beast. t.
udge Forney and the editor stopped
ver there Christmas eve. and We're "
reated in royal style. The new station m
) exactly midway between the prairie Ie
nd Lewiston, and will be well patron 5(
zed when the merits of the house be- II
ONE known. ~
Or gonian A good deal OF fun is made III
red-haired men in the house of tep- 1T
who number twenty seven. =
ou can't tell much about the man by
he color of his hair. Archbishop RYAN. N
t Philadelphia, Senator Dan. Voorhees,. 20
nd Andrew Carnegie all have red han. da
udas lscariot is painteu by Da Vinci AS a.
red-hared man, but that was the
'nry of the artist. Queen FL y tbeth.
'anton and jefferson we're d-headed
IS II rule. the dark-haired men of his
Dry outshine the red-haired. in per-
'lmance # not in plumage The dark
aired women have been the abest.
mt the blonde women, have as "a rule
ID the most men Captive and therefore
one the most mischief. n
The people of Grangevlle are keeping
number of children out of school on
count Of the high prices asked for
oard. People in the country are
narding teachers al 50 to $3.50 per
eek. and better board can be had in CIR
~ country at $3.50 than in town at So. Mt
Why is this? | took up a catalogue at Co
ornel college that names board al So p
81 20, where vegetables, pork, beef,
nd -four cost more than they do here
is not fair for private families to l. s
large hotel rates where they have to
lrnish meals at all hours, keep open
n0rs for all crowds, furnish steak every ~
ay, and who are running the business
} get rich. Query: If il costs S2i0
ear to board one man, how does IA man pu
lpport family of seven or eight on
100. Let the people of the town once ,
Den their hearts and hoard nppils ot ., r,